A short list of things you didn’t know about Ireland

No. 1 In 2015, the best selling beer in Ireland was … wait for it … Heineken. Since then there has been a wave of...

Local adventurer spends lifetime exploring Pitcairn Islands

In 1989, local adventurer and explorer Jack S. Grove accidentally discovered the shipwreck of the vessel Acadia at Ducie Atoll, an uninhabited islet in...

The economics of the seafood festival

If tourism and commercial seafood got married, it would be the Marathon Seafood Festival. If they had babies, it would be all the organizations...

A LOOK INSIDE THE FISH HOUSE

The fish house and processing plant on the bayside of Marathon has a long and storied history, important to tell here — it supplies...

George Thorogood brings the blues

When it came to career trajectory, a young George Thorogood found himself divided. “When I was growing up, I wanted to be a poet...

Waterfront takes audiences on a glitter-drenched road trip

In 1994, a wildcard Australian independent film found unlikely financial and critical success, exceeding box office expectations, nabbing an Oscar and, most importantly, gaining...

The visibility of black artists in Key West

Real talk? Key West is a sincere bastion of acceptance and tolerance. We’re the home of “One Human Family” and we generally invite everyone...

Welcome to another dimension … of live theater

The third mainstage production in Red Barn Theatre’s 40th anniversary season takes viewers to another dimension by setting its popular collection of short plays...

Key West writer to dissect the creative process

For many aspiring and veteran storytellers alike, the process of writing can be daunting and frustrating. “Writer’s block” is a real enemy to the...

‘Desdemona’

Peter Sellars, a director and librettist known for his wild interpretations of classic works (a puppet version of Wagner’s “Ring Cycle,” for example), once...